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A modest initiative achieves great things: every weekday, Reden Roro Hendarti loads her tricycle with reading material and rides to the village of Muntang to accept rubbish from the children living there, which she exchanges for her books. A simple idea that is making a big difference, raising awareness about the environment among children in the region. Indonesia still has a huge problem with plastic waste, especially in remote rural regions

Indonesia's 'Trash Library': Plastic rubbish for books

On the Indonesian island of Java, one librarian has started a mobile library, lending books to children in exchange for plastic rubbish. The idea is that they will learn to take pride in their environment and read more at the same time. By Julie Huehnken

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Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World

First ever antidiscrimination chatbot

Meta: standing up to racism

Etel Adnan, Lebanese American poet and artist

A woman full of questions and innocence

War in Yemen

Death to journalists

Indonesia's good governance

The genius of Jokowi

Islam in Germany

Imam Idriz – "We need to allow controversial discussion"

Murder of women in Turkey

Femicide requires harsher sentencing

Etgar Keret's ''Suddenly, A Knock on the Door''

Following the Mysteries of Life into Hidden Corners

Interview with Angelika Neuwirth

"The claim that Islam lacks an Enlightenment is an age-old cliche"

Ayaan Hirsi Ali's "Prey"

Condemning Islam, glorifying the West

The decline of Islamic scientific thought

Don't blame it on al-Ghazali

War in Yemen

Death to journalists

Arabist Tim Mackintosh-Smith

"Reading Arabic is a bit like playing chess"

In brief

Libyan presidential hopefuls petition against interim PM Dbeibah's candidacy

After Channel boat disaster, Iraqi families fear worst

'Cold will kill us' – Yemen's fleeing families face desert winter

Nuclear talks resume in Vienna as West asks whether Iran is serious or stalling

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Indonesia's 'Trash Library': Plastic rubbish for books